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Cranston
Rhode
Island
Type of schooling
Public charter
1.5%
1.6%
Other public schools
83.5%
84.4%
Home schooled
0%
.5%
Student eligibility for subsidized-lunch programs
Not eligible
78%
67%
Students from various ethnic backgrounds
African American
4%
8.8%
Asian
7%
3.1%
Hispanic
12%
18%
Native American
0%
.7%
White
77%
69.4%
Students receiving ESL or bilingual education services
Non participants
95%
94.9%
ESL
5%
3.8%
Bilingual
0%
1.3%
Students receiving special education services
Non-Recipients
82%
81.5%
Self-Contained
6%
5.9%
General Education w/ Supports
12%
12.6%
Homebound / Hospitalized
.1%
.1%
Student Indicators
Mobility Index
17%
20%
Dropout Rate
7%
11%
Suspension Rate (Elementary) [Per 100 students enrolled]
1.3
4.4
Suspension Rate (Middle) [Per 100 students enrolled]
13.5
41.2
Suspension Rate (High) [Per 100 students enrolled]
44.6
53.1
Suspension Rate (Special Ed) [Per 100 students enrolled]
15.5
59.8
Teacher Indicators
Teachers with Emergency Certification
0%
1%
Percentage of Classes taught by teacher not Highly Qualified
1%
4%
Analysis Paragraphs:
In Cranston 83.5% of the schools are public, while only 1.5% of the schools are public charter schools. The demographics for the entire state of Rhode Island is quite similar with 84.4% public schools, 1.6% public charter, and .5% home schooled. 78% of students are eligible for subsidized-lunch programs in Cranston, while only 67% are in the state. The ethnical make-up of Cranston is 77% white, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% African American. For Rhode Island as whole however, the make-up is 69.4% white, 18% Hispanic, 8.8% African American, 3.1% Asian, and .7% Native American. 95% of students in Cranston do not participant in their schools' ESL programs or bilingual services, only 5% do participant in ESL. 3.8% of Rhode Island students participate in their schools' ESL program and 1.3% are bilingual, leaving 94.9% are neither. In Cranston, 82% of students do not receive any special education services, 6% are self-contained, 12% are general education with supports, and .1% are homebound or hospitalized. 81.5% Rhode Island do not receive special education services, 5.9% are self-contained, 12.6% receive general education with supports, and .1% are homebound or hospitalized. The mobility index for Cranston is 17% and 20% for Rhode Island. The drop-out rate for Cranston schools is 7% and 11% for Rhode Island. For elementary schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 1.3, in Rhode Island it is 4.4. For middle schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 13.5, and for Rhode Island is 41.2. For High Schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 44.6 and 53.1 for Rhode Island high schools. For special education in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 15.5 and 59.8 for Rhode Island as a whole. In Cranston 0% of teachers have emergency certification and 1% of classes are not taught by a high qualified teacher. In Rhode Island 1% of teachers have emergency and 4% of classes are taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
Author: Lauren Turgeon
Demographics and Student Indicators
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Analysis Paragraphs:
In Cranston 83.5% of the schools are public, while only 1.5% of the schools are public charter schools. The demographics for the entire state of Rhode Island is quite similar with 84.4% public schools, 1.6% public charter, and .5% home schooled. 78% of students are eligible for subsidized-lunch programs in Cranston, while only 67% are in the state. The ethnical make-up of Cranston is 77% white, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% African American. For Rhode Island as whole however, the make-up is 69.4% white, 18% Hispanic, 8.8% African American, 3.1% Asian, and .7% Native American. 95% of students in Cranston do not participant in their schools' ESL programs or bilingual services, only 5% do participant in ESL. 3.8% of Rhode Island students participate in their schools' ESL program and 1.3% are bilingual, leaving 94.9% are neither. In Cranston, 82% of students do not receive any special education services, 6% are self-contained, 12% are general education with supports, and .1% are homebound or hospitalized. 81.5% Rhode Island do not receive special education services, 5.9% are self-contained, 12.6% receive general education with supports, and .1% are homebound or hospitalized. The mobility index for Cranston is 17% and 20% for Rhode Island. The drop-out rate for Cranston schools is 7% and 11% for Rhode Island. For elementary schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 1.3, in Rhode Island it is 4.4. For middle schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 13.5, and for Rhode Island is 41.2. For High Schools in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 44.6 and 53.1 for Rhode Island high schools. For special education in Cranston the suspension rate per 100 students enrolled is 15.5 and 59.8 for Rhode Island as a whole. In Cranston 0% of teachers have emergency certification and 1% of classes are not taught by a high qualified teacher. In Rhode Island 1% of teachers have emergency and 4% of classes are taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified.